THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913.
PAGE SEVEN
TURKEY HAS RICH
TREASURE HOUSE
Great Collection of Jewels Kept
In Treasury.
ROOM JEALOUSLY GUARDED.
Throne and Many Robes of Past Sul
tans Are Incrusted With Thousand!
of Gems Privilege of Seeing Treas
ure Gained Only by Influenoe.
It. J. Turner, in an interesting ar
ticle In the Academy bended "Turkey's
Treasure House," dlscusBes the marvel
ous collection of jewels nnd curiosities
that are In a corner of the old Blachern
palace, known ns the treasury.
"Here, In all conscience," says Mr.
Turner, "Is loot enough alone to Justify
a triumphal entry into tho ancient city
of Constantino and to inuke the mouths
water of the Bulgarian or Servian hosts
if they were permitted to cross tho
threshold of tho treasure chamber.
"In the time of Abdul Humid access
to this veritable cave of Abdullah was
difficult to obtain. Ambassadorial in
tercession in the case of Europeans
was necessary, and not always success
ful. Since the advent of Mahmud and
the Young Turk, viewing privileges
have been extended, but the signaturo
of the grand vizier is still necessary to
insure the unlocking of the famous
portals.
"The procedure for a private view is
quite an affair. After passing the sen
tries at the gate of the old palace and
reporting one'b arrival in the court
yard, a stately procession of befezzed
and frock coated officials, headed by a
venerable Bede, issu.es from a side
building. The guard comes to atten
tion. Before the huge key is insert
ed in the lock the seal of the door is
broken by the venerable one and care
fully borne away. A distinct effort is
required to turn the lock. Tho door
opens only to reveal nnother barrier
which is ns solemnly unlocked. The
black coated prorossion flows in and
takes up strategic positions.
"The most striking object that meets
the eye is the famous jeweled throne
of one of the sultan's ancestors. This,
as well as a smaller throne in the same
glass case, is thickly incrusted with
pearls, diamonds and rubles. It would
be difficult to estimate the number of
stones, some of which are of a fair size,
but there must bo many thousands,
nnd the effect on the walnut colored
wood is barbaric in tho extreme. Its
value is estimated at from one to two
millions sterling. Here and there one
sees a vacant setting, whence tho Btono
lias disappeared, probably passing Into
tho possession of some nimble fingered
favorite of the sultan.
"Hanged around the room in cases is
a long line of figures of sultans In their
jeweled robes and turbans. Some of
the vestments are literally stiff with
precious stones, while to fasten the
nigret of the turban a stupendous emer
nld or ruby Is Invariably utilized. An
Idea of the size of the ordinary run of
the stones may be grasped by looking
at half a small sized hen's egg placed
on end.
"The scabbard of each warrior's sclm
itar Is elaborately Incrusted with slm
liar stones, with a specially large one
on tho top of the hilt. The collection
of swords Is magnificent, but It Is when
one comes to study the daggers that
one realizes tho huge fortunes embed'
ded In such weapons. In some cases
the entire haft is composed of one
stone an emerald or a ruby, as the
case may be that is to say, a mass of
color about three Inches long and one
and a half Inches thick. Displayed sep
nratcly are some huge uncut but polish
ed rubles and emeralds, quite as large,
to use a homely expression, as an ordi
nary cake of toilet soap. Whether such
abnormal gems are of 'the purest ray
serene' one cannot vouch for, but the
rwhole effect Is to recall the Jeweled
valley of Slnbud the sailor and his Roc
or the more material properties of the
pantomime. Humor has it that occa
sionally when funds were very low
old Abdul would withdraw a choice
specimen or two, which would find
their way to Paris. All credit to the
Young Turks that, amid occasions of
great stress, they have" steadfastly de
clined to take toll of thejr country's au.
clent treasures.
"Still steadily outflanked by the
black coated brigade another room dls
closes a magnificent collection of coins
from the Romans onward, while other
-.asi's contain brooches, earrings and or
namenta bejeweled beyond the dreams
of avarice.
"Preceded and followed by the shuf
fling band of brothers, wo ascend to n
gallery and more rooms; more relics of
departed padisbas and caliphs, more
emblazoned costumes and bejeweled
swords and daggers and a most appall
lng collectloa of paintings.
"Carefully shepherded downstairs and
outside, wo witness the rescallng of the
great door, with tho guard at tho slope.
ids an additional courtesy wo are shown
aver some of tho pleasant rooms of the
palace, from the windows of which one
gets the most magnificent view in Con
etantluoplo of tho Marmora and Bos
porus. Then, having quaffed tbt fa
mous coffee and partaken of the lus
clous roselenf Jam, we return the sa
laams of the remnant of tho black
brotherhood, find our araba and make
a dashing return to Pera, as becomrs
those who have feasted their eyes upon
the most extraordinary treasure houst
PARCEL POST.
The parcel post, which went into op
eration at the beginning of the new
year, Is not only going to give a cheaper
means of transportation for a great
Variety of small parcels which haT
hitherto been handled by express, but
it is going to be a great convenience
for all those living on rural routes. In
creasing as tho rates do from points in
more distant zones, the retailer In the
small town Is given access to the rural
lines running out of bis town at a
much less rate than tho catalogue
house in the distant city. And it is
fair to assume, if the country merchant
is alive and awake to his opportunities,
the parcel post as Inaugurated will be
a help rather than a detriment to him.
A great variety of parcels will be han
dled under tho now regulations, and
the business of the postal department
la sure to Increase enormously.
A BIG SUCKER.
It doc3 beat all how a supposedly
sensible granger who has worked hard
and managed to lay up several thou
sand dollars will now and then get
tho notion in his head that he can beat
a couple of professional sharpers in a
poker or other skin game or on a deal
in city real estate. We read of just
such an instance the other day in
which a farmer parted company with
some ?8,000 in cash and put a mort
gage of some $3,000 on his farm. When
the sharpers got through with him he
was a wiser and sadder as well as a
poorer man, and to conceal the humili
ation of having been worked for such
a sucker ho bruised himself up some
and gave his home people to under
stand that ho had been set upon by
footpads.
CAN'T SUPPLY THE DEMAND.
Notwithstanding the number of young
men who are being turned out yearly
by the agricultural colleges of the
country well equipped to have a hand
in supervising and having a hand in
scientific farming, the supply does not
begin to keep up with the demand.
With several of the professions over
flowing, many boys who are today cast
ing about to decide upon a definite life
vocation would do well to consider se
riously the possibilities open to them
In equipping themselves as agricultural
experts along one of the several lines.
The greatest advance as well as the
greatest wealth of the years just ahead
will be made In scientific farming, and
those will be sensible who equip them
selves to have a hand in it.
HOT TAMALE WRAPPERS.
Now and then some very humorous
Items appear under tho guise of sober
news items. One such Is a dispatch
appearing recently in middle west pa
pers stating that a new Industry seems
likely to be opened up for Mississippi
valley farmers as a result of tho de
mand from tho state of Utah for clean,
white, long, thin cornhusks for hot
tamale wrappers. Most any section of
land from the Twin Cities to New Or
leans could furnish enough cornhusks
to provide all the hot tamales that tho
people of Utah could consume In two
or three years. Unless hot tamales
take tho place of oatmeal and pan
cakes all over tho country tho Indus
try referred to will not likely take on
serious proportions.
SUGAR FROM BEETS.
The beet sugar industry of the coun
try has grown from a production of
81,720 short tons In 1800 to 700,000
short tons In 1012, the output of the
last named year being 100,000 tons
more than for the year 1911. Tho out
put of beet sugar for the year past was
equal to one-fifth of tho total consump
tion of sugar, and the prospects seem
good, If the Industry is given reasonable
protection, that a still larger proportion
of the total amount of sugar consumed
will be produced at home. Figures
complied for tho past season show that
the cane sugar output was the lowest
for any year since 1890, and the pros
pects for the future are that the output
of cane sugar will decrease rather than
Increase.
AN $800 HEN.
Tho difference In value between 251
eggs and eighty eggs, the average of
tho American hen, Is only 201 eggs,
worth, at 30 cents per dozen, $5.02,
but the difference between the hen
that lays the smaller number and the
one, Lady Show You, which made the
above record Is the difference between
a scrub hen at 10 cents a pound nnd
tho podigreed big kyer which was
bought the other day by tho Chicago
Poultry Journal for $800. Lady Show
You belonged to J. A. BIckerdlto of
Mlllcrsvllle, 111., and has the distinc
tion of having won tho national egg
laying contest, which was conducted
at the Missouri experiment station at
Mountain Grove.
MONEY FOR SIL08.
Enterprising citizens of Oklahoma
who have the future welfare of the
state much at heart have proposed a
bond issue of $2,000,000, the proceeds of
which are to bo loaned to the farmers
of the state for the construction of
silos In tlmo for use by the fall of the
coming season. Under the plan sug
gested those receiving the loans would
repay tho state for tho working capl
tal advanced only. It Is urged by those
In favor of tho measure that this
amount of money would insure the
erection of 6,000 silos, which would
vastly increase the ability of the farm
ers erecting them to keep stock, which
In turn would add greatly to the wealth
of the state.
IN THE REALM
IS
Gown For a Plump Woman.
A gown with suitable lines for tho
plump woman, which may be develop
ed in accordance with this design in
cloth, velvet or corduroy. Black vel-
BLACK VEIVBTEEN DltESS.
veteen is suggested, with collar and
vest of black satin or Persian embroid
ery. The tiny re vers are of cerise
panne velvet, likewise the little cuffs,
and the buttons are covered with the
black velveteen. Shadow lace Is used
for yoke and sleeve frills.
PRETTY NEW BELTS
AND GIRDLES.
Exceptionally Smart and Attrac
tive Are Styles Now Shown.
If you affect rather severe frocks the
belt should be of leather, suede or kid
in black and white, gray and tan or
dark red, moss green and taupe. If
you prefer one tone In the leather strap
have it ornamented with jewels of dif
ferent sorts mingled In an attractive
I design.
! Black velvet ribbon interlaced with
black metal links, each one tipped with
I n gold pendant, makes an attractive
I and unique looking belt, but if you
I would have something very stunning
indeed decorate a strip of white suede
with a pattern in seed pearls Inter
spersed with emeralds nnd have a kid
I covered buckle with enameled eyelets,
i Equally chic and unusual, are the
! belts composed of a row of imitation
cameos of largo slzo connected by a
, double set of links and finished at the
ends with metallic tassels.
Bodice girdles are considered excep
tionally smart, and they undeniably
, are attractive. One very unique model
has a bodice of black patent kid, ex
actly shaped to the figure, and a girdle
of heavy black silk braid interlaced
with double strands of whlto kid and
finished at both ends with a long black
floss tassel. In any color this model
may be attractively worked out, and
It is especially good in white with sil
ver braiding. Very attractive is a sash
girdle composed of an Indian red pat
tnt leather belt with an Ivory bucklo
of oval shapo at either end, through
which Is run an Indian red surah sash
with a three Inch long fringed end.
High girdles support tho sashes
which arc a feature of many of the
smartest French costumes brought
out this season. A considerable num
ber of these are of wide ribbon In sat
in, moire or taffeta and when not per
tnanently attached to the waist band
Ire retled each time that they are
worn.
Fashion Notes.
Fringo silk chenille and beads trim
tunics of embroidered moussellne do
sole.
Sashes of net and chiffon weighted
with heavy tassels of pearl, Jet or
stress flg-ars conspicuously on evening
towns.
THE GREAT DISCOVERY
That Has Been Made in Years is
BLOODINE
Which Is now on sale at C. C. Jad
wln's Drug Store.
Such positive proof has been
shownshown us of the merits of
BLOODINE that we ask anyone who
has tho least doubt about this rem
edy to try it on our personal guar
antee. If you have no appetite, a
lame back, pain in the kidneys, mu
cus, in tho urine, cloudy urine,
brick dust deposits In urine, fre
quent urinating, (bed wetting) in
children, scanty urine or any Kid
ney, Liver, Bladder or Blood dis
ease and if BLOODINE does not
help you, we do not want your mon
ey for It and will return It to you
for the asking.
Could wo be fairer?
Hemorrhage of Uio Bladder Cured.
Marshfield, Vt., Oct. 22, 1904.
The Bloodlne Co., Boston, Mass.
Dear Sir: Please send -me six
bottles of Bloodlne. It has done mo
a world of good'; it has stopped tho
hemorrhages; and I am feeling
much better.
Signed, Mrs. Octavla E. Carpenter.
FREE To porve tho wonderful
merits of Bloodlne we will
mall a large sample bottle to
any one sending 10 cents in
silver or stamps to pay post
age. (Address The Bloodlne Co.,
Boston, Mass.
Sold by tfoafoM srafTwAers
The Atlantic Refining Company
ASK ANY HORSE .
undreds Have
vantaae of Our Offer
Here is YOUR Chance to Get Books
The Citizen 1 year and
Modern World Dictionary,
3-4 leather,
$1.50
The Citizen 1 year and
The University Encyclo
pedia, 3-4 leather,
$1.75
The Citizen 1 year and
The Official Digest of the
World, full leather,
$1.75
The Citizen 1 year and
Chandler's Encyclopedia,
cloth,
$1.50
And many others. Write for full list.
The New Encyclopedic
Atlas and Gazetteer
of the World
Prepared and Revised Under the General Supervision of William Patten
and J. E. Homans (Special 1910 Census Edition)
CONTAINING AN ENTIRELY NEW SERIES OF COLORED MAPS EXECUTED UPON AN ORI
GINAL PLAN, SHOWING EVERY COUNTRY AND ALL POLITICAL OR CTVTIj DIVISIONS,
WITH THEIR CITIES, MOUNTAINS, ISLANDS AND BODIES OF WATER, AND EMBODYING
AN ENTIRELY NEW FEATURE. THAT OF INDICATING RAILROAD LINES IN A SEPARATE
COLOR.
ALSO
AN INDEX GAZETTEER OF THE WORLD, GIVING PRECISE AND TnE MOST RE
CENT DATA REGARDING THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE WORLD WITn AVHICII
ARE INCLUDED NUMEROUS SMALL SECTIONAL AND FULL-PAGE CITY MAPS,
AND MANY PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS.
AND
A COMPLETE PHYSICAL AND COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS OF TnE UNITED
SATTES AND EACH OF THE SEVERAL STATES, OF THE DOSnNION OF
CANADA AND EACH OF ITS PROVINCES, WITH A GUIDE TO THE PRINCIPAL-
TRUNK RAILROADS THROUGHOUT NORM! AMERICA.
A Book That Should Be in
Tho Encyclopedia, Atlas and Gazetteer combined
scribers) all for $1.75 (for a limited time only)
To all subscribers of this paper
advance or for $3.00.
Address all subscriptions and
The B
ook Department, The Citizen Publishing Co.,
HONESDALE, PA.
HARRISBURG'S
BEST NEWSPAPER.
Tho Harrisburg PATRIOT is the
only newspaper in Central Pennsyl
vania that is notcontroled In politics
by party alliances or political adver
tising. It is a clean, bright, Inde
pendent and newsy paper, carrying
the Associated Press reports and
special features which are unmatched
by any paper in the territory which
it reaches. It is Issued every week
day in year and is the paper for the
home. THE PATRIOT is tho only
dally newspaper published at Har
risburg which reaches Its mail and
rural free delivery subscribers on
the same day It is Issued. 3w3
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of JAMES H. FIVES,
Late of Mt. Pleasant township, de
ceased. The undersigned, an auditor ap
pointed to report distribution of said
estate, will attend to the duties of
his appointment on
TUESDAY, FEB. 4. 1913. at 10 a. m.
at tho office of Searle & Salmon in
the borough of Honesdale, at which
time and place all claims against
said estate must be presented, or re
course to the fupd for distribution
will be lost.
R. M. SALMON,
Auditor.
Honesdale, Pa., Jan. 7, 1913.
AUDITOR'S NOT1UK
Estate of FRANK L. WASHBURN,
Late of Preston township, deceased.
The undersigned an auditor ap
pointed to report distribution of said
estate, will attend to the duties of
his appointment, on
MONDAY, FEB. 3, 1913, at 10 a. m.
at the office of Searle & Salmon
in the Borough of Hones
dale, at which time and place all
claims against said estate must be
presented, or recourse to the fund
for distribution will be lost.
C. P. SEARLE,
3w3 Auditor.
Honesdale, Pa., Jan. 6, 1913.
Advertising is "Biz"
Advertising or Bust
Advertise Long
Advertise Well
ADVERTISE
At Once.
By a special arrangement with P.
F. Collier & Son, we are able to of
fer any one of the following books
to persons not subscribers to The
Citizen. One year's subscription to
this paper, ?1.50, will bring you a
paper well worth the reading and
also your choice of ONE BOOK for
the list given below. You can pick
out any book you want. Now isn't
that a mighty liberal offer? This
offer, however, Is for a limited time
only and orders will only be receiv
ed up to February l. If you are not
already a subscriber, take advan
tage of this liberal proposition. We
want subscribers and we are willing
to give something good to get them.
Here Is the list of books you can
choose from:
ed wTlhtbook and Tho
wo can offer tills
is bookHK
for the
orders for books to
COURT PROCLAMATION. Whereas,
the Judge of tho several Courts ot
the County of Wayne has Issued his precept
tor holding a Court ot Quarter Sessions, Oyer
and Terminer, and General Jnll Delivery In
and for said County, at the Court House, to
beeln on
MONDAY. JAN 20. 1513.
. anil to continue two weeks :
And directing that n Urand Jury for the
Courts of Quarter Sessions and Oyer and
Terminer be summoned to meet on Monday,
Jan. 13. 1913, at 2 p. m.
Notice Is therelore hereby clven to the
Coroner and Justices of the Peace, and Con
stables of the County of Wayne, that they be
then and there In their proper persons, at
said Court House, at 2 o clock In the after
noon of said 13th tUy of Jan.. 1913. with their
records, inquisitlons.examinatlons aildother
remembrances, to do those things which to
their olllces appertain to be done, nnd those
who are bound by recognizance or otherwise
to prosecute the prisoners who are or shall
belli tho Jail of Wayne County, be then and
there to prosecute against them as shall ba
Just.
Given under ray hand, nt Honesdale, this
24th day of Dec., 1912, and In the 136th year
of the Independence of tho United States
Fit A NIC C. KIMliLK. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Onice 1
Honesdale. Dec. 24 1912. J 102w4
REGISTER'S NOllCE. Notice is
hereby given that the accountants
herein named have settled their respective
accounts in the olllce of the Register ot Wills
of Wayne County, l'a., and that the same will
be presented at the Orphans' Court of said
county for confirmation, at the Court Houso
in Honesdale. on the third Monday ot
Januury next viz:
First and final account of Charles
A. McCarty, executor of the estate
of Rose Sheeren, Honesdale.
First and final account of Mary
Tlerney, executrix of the estate of
Bernard Tlerney, Texas.
First and nnal account of J. Q.
Bronson, administrator of the estate
of Cortland Brooks, South Canaan.
First and final account of Myrtle
Swingle, administratrix of the es
tate of J. Leo Swingle, South Ca
naan. First and final account of Frank
Hauensteln, executor of the estate
of Nancy Hauensteln, Mt. Pleasant.
Second and final account of Alonzo
T. Searle, executor of the estate of
Maria A. Huftelm, Prestcn.
E. C. Mumford, administrator of
the estate of Fannie E. Brown, Da
mascus. Third and final account of H. T.
Wright and John Page Spencer, ex
ecutors of estate of John Page, Mt.
Pleasant township.
W. B. LESHER,
Recorder.
-Have The Citizen sent to you.
Taken
The Citizen 1 year and
Russo-Japanese War, text
and photos, cloth,
$1.50
The Citizen 1 year and
Electrical Science, 3-4
leather,
S1.50
The Citizen 1 year and
One volume of Works of
Theodore Roosevelt, cloth,
$1.50
The Citizen 1 year and
The American Business
Manual, cloth,
$1.50
Every Home
Citizen for one year (to now sub-
payment of tlio paper TWO years In
in the world."